DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.0 - - 67.2 - - 63.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 34 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1694 - - 2239 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1511 - - 921 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2583 - - 3128 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 771 - - 846 - - 2797 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 250 - - 191 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 049 - - 032 - - 057 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -606 - - -697 - - -1586 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3189 - - 3825 - - 2523 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6681 - - -6361 - - -7385 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9264 - - 9489 - - 8322 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 77 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.0 - - 67.2 - - 63.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.3 - - 53.7 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 67.0 - - 66.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.9 - - 52.4 - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 121 - - 34 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1694 - - 2239 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97900 15 263 14 270 18 291 97900 90648 10 258 9 259 18 293 90648 85038 3 193 8 221 16 308 85038 80360 5 105 9 214 5 308 80360 76332 4 088 5 220 1 358 76332 72780 3 107 5 262 5 328 72780 69567 3 183 6 264 6 307 69567 66614 3 240 5 262 3 279 66614 63868 4 233 7 264 6 298 63868 61204 3 251 10 269 11 296 61204 58425 5 284 10 257 14 294 58425 55542 11 289 12 282 17 293 55542 52796 16 289 14 293 16 296 52796 50331 18 296 17 298 23 298 50331 48124 19 298 21 302 22 292 48124 46114 19 301 25 309 26 306 46114 44261 22 301 30 309 33 306 44261 42543 25 297 32 302 31 307 42543 40945 24 296 27 297 33 309 40945 39452 22 295 23 300 33 299 39452 38050 20 296 22 300 24 305 38050 36701 18 287 16 303 20 315 36701 35336 17 280 15 294 16 306 35336 33924 13 296 12 287 12 300 33924 32467 13 311 11 303 7 282 32467 30945 13 316 12 315 6 309 30945 29342 13 317 11 318 8 319 29342 27657 13 319 11 318 10 319 27657 25892 14 322 12 326 11 322 25892 24049 13 322 12 333 11 332 24049 22129 11 332 11 340 9 333 22129 20128 8 345 9 342 7 318 20128 18040 6 357 8 353 4 307 18040 15912 8 018 7 011 2 352 15912 13865 8 016 7 023 4 027 13865 12004 7 010 7 037 5 037 12004 10352 6 019 6 045 6 044 10352 8885 5 033 5 041 7 047 8885 7581 4 039 4 035 7 059 7581 6422 3 041 4 021 6 072 6422 5399 3 059 3 354 6 072 5399 4501 4 064 3 017 6 051 4501 3713 5 063 4*031 5 038 3713 3012 4*055 4*033 4 041 3012 2391 3*052 3 032 4 042 2391 1872 3 049 3 033 4 043 1872 1474 3 048 3 033 4 046 1474 1199 2 048 3 031 4 048 1199 1033 2 047 3 032 3 049 1033 937 2 049 3 031 2*057 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography